Xamanismo e a saúde: abordagem sociocultural
April 27, 2020 DOI: 10.24979/bolmirr.v8i02.771 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Literature review |
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| Key findings | Argues that shamanism functions as a cosmological and cosmopolitical system in which the shaman serves central religious, organizational, diagnostic, and healing roles, including the use of medicinal plants. Contends that shamanic healing operates through belief and psychosomatic effects that address physical illness while engaging a broader existential dynamic. |
Abstract
Shamanism and health: sociocultural approach. In the current context of a globalized world, shamanism can be interpreted as something primitive, archaic or outdated, especially when related to health. This study is a literature review on the different adhered to demonstrate the shamanic universe as a cosmological and cosmopolitical system. It shows the central role of shaman present not only in religious rituals but also in the maintenance of organizations in their societies. Also shows the primary role of the shaman on the diagnostic techniques and healing of physical or mental illness and the use of medicinal plants in the maintenance, prevention and treatment of health is highlighted. The Shamanic healing goes through a complex process of belief and psychosomatic effect that not only solve physical problems, but involves a universal existential dynamics.